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A weekly newsletter for faculty, staff and students
at The University of Texas at San Antonio
news notes
\This is the third in a five-part series
based on interviews with the deans of
UTSA's five colleges.
■ Dr. Richard E. W. Adams has served as
Dean of the College of Humanities and
Social Sciences at UTSA since June,
1972.
A native of Kansas City, Mo., Dean
Adams studied at the University of Kansas, the University of Pennsylvania, Kansas City University and the University of
New Mexico, where he received a B.A.
degree in anthropology.
He, also attended post-baccalaureate
classes at the University Autonoma de
Mexico and Escuela Nacional de Anthro-
pologia e Historia de Mexico and was
awarded M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in anthropology from Harvard University.
'Prior to joining UTSA Dean Adams
served on the University of Minnesota
faculty for nine years where he became
Associate Chairman of the Department of
Anthropology.
A renowned Middle American anthropologist, Dr. Adams is author of numerous publications on Mesoamerican archaeology and the Mayan culture. He has
participated in field expeditions in the
United States, Mexico, Guatamala and
the Yucatan, and has served as an anthropology consultant to the U.S. Government and the Government of Mexico.
UTSA's College of Humanities and
Social Sciences, with almost a third of the
assigned faculty and 33 percent of the
credit hours offered by The University is
the largest of the University's five colleges.
I The College includes the Division of
EngTTsh, Classics, and Philosophy; the
Division of Foreign Languages; and the
Division of Social Sciences as well as the
Center for Archaeological Research.
"A large part of what's conceived of as
a liberal education is located within the
College of Humanities and Social Sciences," Dr. Adams related. "We offer a
number of required undergraduate courses as well as supportive electives that
complement requirements in other areas.
Additionally, we have graduate programs
in many of these areas."
j"Our mission is broad based education," Dean Adams said of the college's
curriculum. "We believe students should
be exposed to a variety of subjects and to
pursue some field of study in depth. We
try to strike a balance between in-depth
knowledge and informed acquaintance."
Presently the College of Humanities
and Social Sciences offers 10 undergraduate degree programs and three graduate
degrees.
"Our most immediate goal is to get
programs in the various disciplines open
to the fullest range," Dr. Adams stated.
He anticipates the addition of undergraduate degrees in Russian and geography, and possibly graduate degree programs in political science and psychology
by Spring, 1978.
iThe delay has been deliberate, he
noted. "We're trying to phase in programs
at a rate to assure maximum success."
; Dr. Adams said the five-year plan for
the "College also includes the first Ph.D.
degree to be offered by The University.
The doctorate, if approved by the Coordinating Board, will be in psychology.
He would like to include in the curriculum a Center for Humanistic Studies to
assist in writing proposals and serve as a
facilitating agency for research. Another
idea which Dean Adams revealed is the
development of an experimental program
center on the ways to teach humanities.
"Rather than having it incorporated in
the disciplines, the center would serve as
a testing area for different methods and
philosophies," he observed.
;Dr. Adams believes one of the factors
attracting high quality personnel to
UTSA is that they see it as a new
institution where they can have some
influence on how things develop.
While additional faculty are being
hired as the need develops, Dr. Adams
says the level of activity is not quite as
frenetic as in the past. "We're growing as
fast as we can reasonably manage —
well," he stated, "and have developed a
superb faculty. Now we must fall back to
a pace which we can sustain indefinitely."
• Dean Adams is looking forward to
developing more cross-divisional teaching
programs with the other colleges, such
as the linguistics course between the
Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
(College of Multidisciplinary Studies) and
the Division of Foreign Languages.
Among currently pending proposals
are a degree in public administration
between the Division of Social Sciences
and the Division of Environmental
Studies (also in Multidisciplinary Studies)
and programs in speech and communications with the College of Business. The
Ph.D. in psychology would be a joint
effort between UTSA and the UT Health
Science Center.
question to the president
It would be much easier for students,
faculty, and staff to get to the cafeteria
through the outside entrance and not to
have to enter through the library. This is
especially bothersome before eight when
the library doors are locked.
The University of Texas at San Antonio
has not yet accepted the patio area from
the site development contractor. At such
time as The University accepts the patio,
patrons to the cafeteria will be permitted
to enter the cafeteria from the patio.
Vol. 5 No. 6 February 19, 1977
j "Cross-divisional teaching makes for
more effective use of personnel," Dean
Adams commented. "We're competing
with the best institutions nationally. Fortunately, we've been able to get many
high quality people who have become
well known in their professions." He
added, "Our faculty is good in research
and in teaching and have a commitment
to both. We'll continue to encourage this
balance in research and teaching among
our faculty so that it maintains a momentum of success and excellence."
medio
Dr. Kenneth Levi, Assistant Professor
of Sociology, will discuss crime in San
Antonio on Channel 9's program "This
Week" at 6:30 p.m. Monday (Feb. 14).
KUKA Radio guests Feb. 16 will be
Salvador Gomez, Director of Student
Financial Aids and Samuel Gonzales,
Assistant to the Director of Student
Financial Aids, who will discuss student
financial aid programs. The UTSA program is heard in Spanish Wednesday
mornings at 9:20 a.m.
| Dr. Joseph Michel, Dean, College of
Multidisciplinary ^Studies; Dr. Rodolfo
Jacobson, Professor of Linguistics; and
Dr. Ernest Bernal, Jr., Associate Professor
of Educational Psychology, will be guests
on KTSA Radio's "Communique" Sunday (Feb. 20) at 7 a.m. They will discuss
bilingual education.
Excerpts from the interview with Dr.
Jacobson will also be included in the
newscasts on KTSA (20 minutes before
the hour) and KTFM (10 minutes before
thfi_bouf) Thursday (Feb. 17) through
^turday (Feb. 19).'
Dr. Richard Howe, Director, Division
of Environmental Studies, was a guest on
WOAI Radio's "Night Talk Show," where
he discussed energy.
The Mexican economy was the subject
of Channel 9's program "This Week,"
which featured Dr. Marye Hilger, Assistant Professor of Marketing, and Dr. Larry
Penley, Assistant Professor of Management.
other news
PAUL STRAYER, A MATHEMATICS, Computer Science and Systems
Design major, has won the 2nd annual
UTSA Math contest. Strayer will receive a
one year membership in the Mathematical
Association of America and a subscription to the American Mathematical
Monthly.
GRADUATE STUDENT LYNN High-
ley and undergraduate student Carol
Graves, both in the Division of Social
Sciences, are working on a project which
includes analyzing archaeological materials from Scorpion Cave, a prehistory
rockshelter on the Medina River.

A weekly newsletter for faculty, staff and students
at The University of Texas at San Antonio
news notes
\This is the third in a five-part series
based on interviews with the deans of
UTSA's five colleges.
■ Dr. Richard E. W. Adams has served as
Dean of the College of Humanities and
Social Sciences at UTSA since June,
1972.
A native of Kansas City, Mo., Dean
Adams studied at the University of Kansas, the University of Pennsylvania, Kansas City University and the University of
New Mexico, where he received a B.A.
degree in anthropology.
He, also attended post-baccalaureate
classes at the University Autonoma de
Mexico and Escuela Nacional de Anthro-
pologia e Historia de Mexico and was
awarded M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in anthropology from Harvard University.
'Prior to joining UTSA Dean Adams
served on the University of Minnesota
faculty for nine years where he became
Associate Chairman of the Department of
Anthropology.
A renowned Middle American anthropologist, Dr. Adams is author of numerous publications on Mesoamerican archaeology and the Mayan culture. He has
participated in field expeditions in the
United States, Mexico, Guatamala and
the Yucatan, and has served as an anthropology consultant to the U.S. Government and the Government of Mexico.
UTSA's College of Humanities and
Social Sciences, with almost a third of the
assigned faculty and 33 percent of the
credit hours offered by The University is
the largest of the University's five colleges.
I The College includes the Division of
EngTTsh, Classics, and Philosophy; the
Division of Foreign Languages; and the
Division of Social Sciences as well as the
Center for Archaeological Research.
"A large part of what's conceived of as
a liberal education is located within the
College of Humanities and Social Sciences," Dr. Adams related. "We offer a
number of required undergraduate courses as well as supportive electives that
complement requirements in other areas.
Additionally, we have graduate programs
in many of these areas."
j"Our mission is broad based education," Dean Adams said of the college's
curriculum. "We believe students should
be exposed to a variety of subjects and to
pursue some field of study in depth. We
try to strike a balance between in-depth
knowledge and informed acquaintance."
Presently the College of Humanities
and Social Sciences offers 10 undergraduate degree programs and three graduate
degrees.
"Our most immediate goal is to get
programs in the various disciplines open
to the fullest range," Dr. Adams stated.
He anticipates the addition of undergraduate degrees in Russian and geography, and possibly graduate degree programs in political science and psychology
by Spring, 1978.
iThe delay has been deliberate, he
noted. "We're trying to phase in programs
at a rate to assure maximum success."
; Dr. Adams said the five-year plan for
the "College also includes the first Ph.D.
degree to be offered by The University.
The doctorate, if approved by the Coordinating Board, will be in psychology.
He would like to include in the curriculum a Center for Humanistic Studies to
assist in writing proposals and serve as a
facilitating agency for research. Another
idea which Dean Adams revealed is the
development of an experimental program
center on the ways to teach humanities.
"Rather than having it incorporated in
the disciplines, the center would serve as
a testing area for different methods and
philosophies," he observed.
;Dr. Adams believes one of the factors
attracting high quality personnel to
UTSA is that they see it as a new
institution where they can have some
influence on how things develop.
While additional faculty are being
hired as the need develops, Dr. Adams
says the level of activity is not quite as
frenetic as in the past. "We're growing as
fast as we can reasonably manage —
well," he stated, "and have developed a
superb faculty. Now we must fall back to
a pace which we can sustain indefinitely."
• Dean Adams is looking forward to
developing more cross-divisional teaching
programs with the other colleges, such
as the linguistics course between the
Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
(College of Multidisciplinary Studies) and
the Division of Foreign Languages.
Among currently pending proposals
are a degree in public administration
between the Division of Social Sciences
and the Division of Environmental
Studies (also in Multidisciplinary Studies)
and programs in speech and communications with the College of Business. The
Ph.D. in psychology would be a joint
effort between UTSA and the UT Health
Science Center.
question to the president
It would be much easier for students,
faculty, and staff to get to the cafeteria
through the outside entrance and not to
have to enter through the library. This is
especially bothersome before eight when
the library doors are locked.
The University of Texas at San Antonio
has not yet accepted the patio area from
the site development contractor. At such
time as The University accepts the patio,
patrons to the cafeteria will be permitted
to enter the cafeteria from the patio.
Vol. 5 No. 6 February 19, 1977
j "Cross-divisional teaching makes for
more effective use of personnel," Dean
Adams commented. "We're competing
with the best institutions nationally. Fortunately, we've been able to get many
high quality people who have become
well known in their professions." He
added, "Our faculty is good in research
and in teaching and have a commitment
to both. We'll continue to encourage this
balance in research and teaching among
our faculty so that it maintains a momentum of success and excellence."
medio
Dr. Kenneth Levi, Assistant Professor
of Sociology, will discuss crime in San
Antonio on Channel 9's program "This
Week" at 6:30 p.m. Monday (Feb. 14).
KUKA Radio guests Feb. 16 will be
Salvador Gomez, Director of Student
Financial Aids and Samuel Gonzales,
Assistant to the Director of Student
Financial Aids, who will discuss student
financial aid programs. The UTSA program is heard in Spanish Wednesday
mornings at 9:20 a.m.
| Dr. Joseph Michel, Dean, College of
Multidisciplinary ^Studies; Dr. Rodolfo
Jacobson, Professor of Linguistics; and
Dr. Ernest Bernal, Jr., Associate Professor
of Educational Psychology, will be guests
on KTSA Radio's "Communique" Sunday (Feb. 20) at 7 a.m. They will discuss
bilingual education.
Excerpts from the interview with Dr.
Jacobson will also be included in the
newscasts on KTSA (20 minutes before
the hour) and KTFM (10 minutes before
thfi_bouf) Thursday (Feb. 17) through
^turday (Feb. 19).'
Dr. Richard Howe, Director, Division
of Environmental Studies, was a guest on
WOAI Radio's "Night Talk Show," where
he discussed energy.
The Mexican economy was the subject
of Channel 9's program "This Week,"
which featured Dr. Marye Hilger, Assistant Professor of Marketing, and Dr. Larry
Penley, Assistant Professor of Management.
other news
PAUL STRAYER, A MATHEMATICS, Computer Science and Systems
Design major, has won the 2nd annual
UTSA Math contest. Strayer will receive a
one year membership in the Mathematical
Association of America and a subscription to the American Mathematical
Monthly.
GRADUATE STUDENT LYNN High-
ley and undergraduate student Carol
Graves, both in the Division of Social
Sciences, are working on a project which
includes analyzing archaeological materials from Scorpion Cave, a prehistory
rockshelter on the Medina River.